Any way to leave custom sort as default mode? #230
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I need more details to understand and/or reproduce the issue.
In general, the custom sorting order when applied should stay active |
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Thanks for the reply! I'm relieved to hear that the default is supposed to be active sorting. Here are my answers:
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unfortunately, knowing all the context after your additional input, there are many factors which can cause the unexpected behavior which you reported. I'd recommend doing a debugging session with all other plugins disabled to make sure that the problem is not a result of the interference between two or more plugins. If you are able to reproduce the scenario on demand in such a 'clean' environment, I probably could provide some additional guidance in determining the exact problematic scenario. |
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Hi @SebastianMC I was finally able to figure out the problem, after a lot of trial and error. It is not a plugin that is causing the problem--I've tested every one thoroughly. Instead, it's the fact that I very often quit Obsidian with the left sidebar closed. For some reason, when I keep the left sidebar open, my custom sort kicks in automatically every time I restart. But every time I quit with the left sidebar closed, the custom sort is gone when I reopen the left sidebar; and it doesn't kick in again, no matter what I do with the interface--until I manually turn the sort on using the command palette. Is there any way to ensure that the sort is applied upon restart, irrespective of the status of the left sidebar? Thanks again! |
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identifying the scenario sheds more light on the potential problem, thanks! The scenario which you describe was not fully supported in previous versions of the plugin, indeed. Then the issue was fixed, and in current version (3.1.6) if you reproduce the scenario keeping the Obsidian developer console open, you should see the following logs generated by the plugin: Do you see the same logs on your machine? Especially the message about setting up a watcher? The watcher is responsible for applying the custom sort automatically when you (re)open the left sidebar. Please do the test and confirm if the log output of custom-sort is exactly the same as on the screenshot. Then we will see what are the potential test / verification steps to further narrow down the issue. |
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Terrific, thank you! I was using the latest version when I began this thread, but I seem to have missed that last update. Now everything works beautifully.
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Hi @macrospecter
identifying the scenario sheds more light on the potential problem, thanks!
The scenario which you describe was not fully supported in previous versions of the plugin, indeed. Then the issue was fixed, and in current version (3.1.6) if you reproduce the scenario keeping the Obsidian developer console open, you should see the following logs generated by the plugin:
c-s-log.jpg (view on web)
Do you see the same logs on your machine? Especially the message about setting up a watcher? The watcher is responsible for applying the custom sort automatically when you (re)open the left sidebar.
Please do the test and confirm if the log output of custom-sort is exactly the same as on the screenshot. Then we will see what are the potential test / verification steps to further narrow down the issue.
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Thanks for confirmation, closing the issue and moving it to discussions section. |
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I find that my custom sort order constantly defaults back to sort "off," about once every 24-48 hours. This is a bit of a pain, because I open Obsidian expecting my files to be in a certain order, and then have to issue the command to turn the sort on again. Is there any way to default to leaving the custom sort on?
I'm sorry if this question has already been asked--it wasn't apparent to me from the open issue post titles.
Thank you!
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